A 5478

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 8, 2026.

Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act".

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-5478
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Correction
Assembly in_committee 2026-01-08
Summary

Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; establishes that incarcerated individuals shall be presumptively placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's self-attested gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement.

Sponsor
Emily Gallagher
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-14 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-08 Status in_committee
2026-01-08 Latest Action In Assembly Committee
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